| Main Entry: | remove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift or move object; take off, away |
Synonyms: |
abolish, abstract, amputate, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, dig out, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff, efface, eject, eliminate, erase, evacuate, expel, expunge, extract, get rid of, junk*, oust, pull out, purge, raise, relegate, rip out, separate, shed, ship, skim, strike out, take down, take out, tear out, throw out, transfer, transport, unload, unseat, uproot, wipe out, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
fix, place, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | remove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with; kill |
Synonyms: |
assassinate, blot out, clear away, dispose of, do in, drag, drag down, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erase, exclude, execute, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, get rid of, liquidate, murder, obliterate, purge, scratch, sterilize, take down, take out, waste*, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
give birth, plant, sow |
| Main Entry: | scoop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig up; shovel |
Synonyms: |
bail, clear away, dig, dig out, dip, empty, excavate, gather, gouge, grub, hollow, lade, ladle, lift, pick up, remove, scrape, spade, sweep away, sweep up, take up |
| Main Entry: | clear the decks |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get ready for action |
Synonyms: |
clear away, clear out, flush out, groom, make a clean sweep, spruce up |